{"id":539,"date":"2015-09-26T11:51:37","date_gmt":"2015-09-26T16:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.garzablancaresidences.com\/blog\/?p=539"},"modified":"2016-11-29T12:25:34","modified_gmt":"2016-11-29T18:25:34","slug":"puerto-vallartas-official-flower-at-garza-blanca","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.garzablancarealestate.com\/blog\/experiences\/puerto-vallartas-official-flower-at-garza-blanca","title":{"rendered":"Puerto Vallarta\u2019s Official Flower at Garza Blanca"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Becoming a homeowner at Garza Blanca Signature Residences in Puerto Vallarta offers more benefits than just its beautiful beach, world class facilities, luxurious apartments and penthouses, and gourmet restaurants, it is also home to a very special and endangered plant that is the official flower of Puerto Vallarta &#8211; the Magnolia Vallartenisis.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-561 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.garzablancaresidences.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vivero-41.jpg\" alt=\"Don Gregorio and his nursery\" width=\"295\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.garzablancarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vivero-41.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.garzablancarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vivero-41-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.garzablancarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/vivero-41-420x560.jpg 420w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 295px) 100vw, 295px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Magnolia Vallartenisis, Puerto Vallarta\u2019s Official Flower<br \/>\nOn our 85 acres of stunning jungle preserve you will find Puerto Vallarta\u2019s official flower, the Magnolia Vallartensis (Vallarta Magnolia), which is in danger of extinction. To help preserve this delicate flower, Garza Blanca\u2019s gardening team, headed by Don Gregorio, is taking extra measures and using its green-fingered talent to make sure that this iconic flower is still around for Signature Residence homeowners and guests for centuries to come.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New Species of Magnolia<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to an article published in Vallarta Opina by local journalist, Rodrigo Lopez Becerril,<a href=\"#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> the endangered official flower of Puerto Vallarta is a new species of magnolia that can only be found in the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta, especially around the Palo Maria River and Cabo Corrientes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In March 2013, the University of Guadalajara published the official classification of the new species in &#8220;Recursos Forestales en el Occidente de M\u00e9xico&#8221; (Forest Resources in the West of Mexico), in which years of research by Dr. Jos\u00e9 Antonio V\u00e1zquez Garc\u00eda, alongside Ricardo D\u00edaz Borioli and Rosa Murgu\u00eda Araiza, investigating new botanical findings in the region was documented.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to environmentalist, Ricardo D\u00edaz Borioli, the classification helps to establish clear protocol regarding the protection and naming of the flower, which was established by the Puerto Vallarta City council as the official flower for Puerto Vallarta: Agreement Number 0899\/2012.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Since that time, the new official flower has been planted in various areas around Puerto Vallarta, not only to combat its endangered status but also to make it accessible for locals and visitors to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ask at the Signature Residences Office where you can find the Magnolia Vallartenisis at Garza Blanca.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"#_ftnref1\" name=\"_ftn1\"><sup><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/sup><\/a> Article by Rodrigo Lopez Becerril, orginally published in Vallarta Opina retrieved September 16 from <a href=\"http:\/\/pvangels.com\/news\/1262\/magnolia-vallartensis-named-official-flower-of-puerto-vallarta\">http:\/\/pvangels.com\/news\/1262\/magnolia-vallartensis-named-official-flower-of-puerto-vallarta<\/a><\/p>\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Becoming a homeowner at Garza Blanca Signature Residences in Puerto Vallarta offers more benefits than just its beautiful beach, world class facilities, luxurious apartments and penthouses, and gourmet restaurants, it is also home to a very special and endangered plant that is the official flower of Puerto Vallarta &#8211; the Magnolia Vallartenisis. Magnolia Vallartenisis, Puerto Vallarta\u2019s Official Flower On our 85 acres of stunning jungle preserve you will find Puerto Vallarta\u2019s official flower, the Magnolia Vallartensis (Vallarta Magnolia), which is in danger of extinction. To help preserve this delicate flower, Garza Blanca\u2019s gardening team, headed by Don Gregorio, is taking extra measures and using its green-fingered talent to make sure that this iconic flower is still around for Signature Residence homeowners and guests for centuries to come. A New Species of Magnolia According to an article published in Vallarta Opina by local journalist, Rodrigo Lopez Becerril,[1] the endangered official flower of Puerto Vallarta is a new species of magnolia that can only be found in the Municipality of Puerto Vallarta, especially around the Palo Maria &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":558,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[117],"tags":[132,133],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.garzablancarealestate.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/magnolia.jpg","yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Official flower of Puerto Vallarta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Puerto Vallarta\u2019s official flower, the Magnolia Vallartensis (Vallarta Magnolia), is in danger of extinction. 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